TREES AND SHRUBS FOR GARDEN AND PARK. 



Flowering is a hybrid, B. empetrifolia B. Darwinii, its long, gracefully arched branches bearing 



shrubs. a profusion of small yellow flowers. B. Thunbergii is a choice Japanese species, the 



foliage of which turns a bright crimson in the Autumn ; B. vulgaris is the well- 

 known Berberry ; B. v. atropurpurea is a purple-leaved variety ; B. Wallichiana, an 

 evergreen about 3 ft. high. T.S. 



BUCKTHORN, SEA (URTICACE^E) . See Hippophae. 



BROUSSONETIA PAPYRIFERA, the ' Paper Mulberry," belongs to the same Order as the 

 Elm and may be planted in large shrubberies. 



BRYANTHUS. A genus resembling the Heaths. They may be planted with advantage in 

 a rockery or in rough ground where they will not be disturbed ; they grow well in 

 peat. The best known species is B. empetriformis, while B. Breweri, B. erecta and 



B. taxifolia are all interesting. P. 



BUDDLEIA. An interesting and useful genus belonging to the Order Loganiaceae. They 

 succeed nearly everywhere and are good seaside plants ; when planted inland, a 

 position sheltered from the North and East winds is preferred. B. globosa is the 

 form which has round orange flower-heads, and makes a bush 12 ft. high ; B. 

 variabilis, from China, has racemes of lilac-coloured flowers. B. v. Veitchiana is a 

 great improvement, having very long racemes, sometimes over 2 ft. in length ; the 

 colour of which is much deeper than the type. S. 



CALLUNA VULGARIS, the " Ling " See ERICA. 



CALYCANTHUS. A genus of handsome, hardy, deciduous and sweet-scented shrubs. C. 

 floridus, the " Carolina Allspice," is a lovely sweet-scented form ; C. glaucus has 

 glaucus-coloured leaves ; C. occidentalis, a Californian species, grows larger than the 

 others, often attaining a height of 10 ft. P. 



CARAGANA. A useful Leguminous genus with yellow flowers. C. arborescens is a large 

 shrub often over 15 ft. high. The forms C. pendula and C. Redowski are useful. 



C. aurantiaca makes a close-formed specimen, and C. frutescens, with its numerous 

 varieties, are fit subjects for large shrubberies. 



CASSANDRA CALYCULATA, the " Leather-leaf " (syn. Andromeda calyculata), is a pretty 

 shrub about 2 ft. high, useful for breaking up the flat portions of a rockery, as 

 well as for forming a mass in front of other groups. Where possible, peat and 

 leaf-mould should be used when planting. There are two varieties, C. latifolia and 

 C. nana. P. 



CEANOTHUS. See List of Climbers and Wall Plants. 



CERCIS, comprises a genus of Leguminous shrubs and small trees. The clusters of 

 reddish-purple flowers it bears make a very pleasing effect about the end of May. 

 C. canadensis, the " Redbud," grows upwards of 15 ft. high and forms a large bush. 

 C. siliquastrum, the "Judas Tree," grows over 20 ft. high, forming a small tree ; there 

 are two varieties, C. s. alba and C. s. carnea bearing respectively white and flesh- 

 coloured flowers. 



CHIMONANTHUS FRAGRANS (syn. Calycanthus praecox), from China and Japan, is suitable 

 for a wall or sheltered position facing South, the flowers are very fragrant, pale 

 yellow in colour, and open in January. C. f. grandiflorus has larger and deeper- 

 coloured flowers. 



CHIMONANTHUS VIRGINICA, the " Fringe Tree," makes a pretty show of drooping white 

 flowers with fringed petals and attains a height of 10 to 30 ft. C. retusa, a 

 handsome species with white flowers and very fragrant, is from China and Japan. 



CHOISYA TERNATA, a beautiful evergreen shrub, bearing white sweet-scented flowers. It 

 is very effective as a shrubby climber or when planted in peat or loamy soil in a 

 sheltered position. Order Rutaceae. 



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